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Bangladesh improves in corruption index, ranks 10th
Bangladesh this year improved in corruption index, leaping three steps to attain 10th position from the below, according to the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report-2008.
EC to ease party registration rules
Asks govt to leave the latest revision to ordinance alone, also criticises govt for not letting it ring enough changes in electoral laws
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday announced it will ease the procedure for registration of the political parties, and said it can do nothing more about the issue, a sticking point in electoral negotiations.
BNP feels polls dates too close
Zillur too wants upazila polls to be deferred; EC says it is capable of maintaining the timeframe
Asking the Election Commission (EC) to defer the dates for upazila elections, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said the sequence of dates for the parliamentary and upazila elections fixed by the commission might give rise to questions in the public mind.
CEC shocked at Jamaat flip-flop on reform talks
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda yesterday criticised Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) for their “about-face” on electoral reforms.
Dhaka turns unfit to live in few years
Meeting calls for DAP to be implemented with high priority
Dhaka will be uninhabitable within a few years if the plan to expand road network, mentioned in the city's master plan, is not implemented soon, Housing and Public Works Secretary ASM Rashidul Hai said.